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• HowTo/Render to Texture
  A Tutorial for the basic steps So how we get this into Trainz? The secret spell is ''Render to Texture''!
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• Class Cabin
  *This class is the interface class used for cabins and interior assets in Trainz. *The DefaultLocomotiveCabin and DefaultSteamCabin classes provide basic default Cabin implementations.
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• Command Line Guidelines
  The purpose of this document is to provide guidelines for developing Trainz-related command-line utilities with the intention of creating a standardise ...the tool cannot be moved relative to the Trainz installation location. The Trainz installation can be safely moved as a whole without breaking the relative m
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• Content Configuration
  ==Overview of Trainz Content== ...formation in this page can become a starting point to understanding. Every Trainz asset from the mighty collection of assets contained in a route to the lowl
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• Getting Started in TrainzScript
  ...has not been supported by [[N3V]] since [[TRS2006]] and future versions of Trainz will drop support for this asset kind entirely. * Trainz scripts need to be included in your asset folder as plain text files with a
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• Hello World, Setting Up An Asset Script.
  It's traditional for your first script to print Hello World to the screen. Trainz doesn't actually make this very easy because there isn't a straightforward ...d by using the keyword ''include'' followed by the name of the appropriate Trainz script file. Note that this statement is unusual in that it doesn't have a
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• Incubator/DriverMinimapHUD
  ...ion markers. This has a lot of potential but is currently underutilized in Trainz due to the relative complexity of trainzscript coding and the lack of meani
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• KIND Scenery
  A basic scenery asset that supports night lighting, smoke (particle) effects, sound :Desc: This tag is not used in Trainz.
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• KIND Texture
  ...assist in maintaining consistency between different variations of the same basic asset. [[KIND Texture-group]] serves a similar function where there are mul trainz-build 3.5
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• Kind corona
  Examples of coronas used in-game can be seen on the Airport and Airport basic assets. The Jumbo Jet, the Cessna and the Airport tower all use flashing co ...ag is not present the corona will use the default yellow/orange texture in Trainz.
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• CCG/Kinds
  Trainz recognises a number of Kinds of assets. Each Kind has different attributes, ...textures, specifying the normal, night and stormy sky images to be used in Trainz
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• Modeling Splines
  ...The route creator initially specifies a number of points along the spline. Trainz will then take the geometry that you supply, and bend it to fit a curve tha ...u may choose to make a few variations of the high detail piece, from which Trainz will choose one "at random." These should look similar enough that they can
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• Planning
  ...ollection of articles on most topics. See the Basic Trainz section and the Trainz section.
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• Rejected Script Feature Requests
  * iTrainz Chat to work with the #trainz IRC chat room. -PerRock if (Trainz.GetVersion() >= 2.5)
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• Script Feature Requests
  ...s but browsers aren't all that easy to get your head around and its a very basic facility that should be built in. -Andi ...d also requests which sound good but won't be done for the next version of Trainz.
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• Terminology
  ...e in a similar fashion. Please keep in mind that this site is dedicated to Trainz content creation, and terms which are meaningless in this context may be re ...ibook}} and it's {{plain link|http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Trainz/Glossary|Trainz Wikibook glossary}}.
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• Texture file
  Trainz '''Texture files''' are ASCII text format specification files describing a ...neric texture files created automatically. These files may be suitable for basic purposes, but may need to be customized for more advanced functionality. On
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• Tools
  The following executable tools are made available to Trainz users. ...hat can be used to simplify conversion of models from various formats into Trainz .im format.''
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• Track Part Container
  This page describes [[trainz-build]] 4.5. The mesh-length value is a track distance in meters which defines the basic unit length of track that the track-lod-tree describes. The track-lod-tree
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• HowTo/Update an existing asset on the DownloadStation
  An asset's [[KUID]] is used to uniquely identify an asset in the Trainz world. The KUID2 format introduced a version number to this identifier, all ...et can obsolete as many assets as you like but should be of the same kind, basic functionality and appearance.
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• CCG/Introduction
  ...st 3rd party content creators design and create functional content for the Trainz Railroad Simulator. The purpose of this document is to detail the way in wh ... and uploads or downloads content more easily than in previous versions of Trainz.
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• CCG/Using Content Creator Plus
  ...name of the Kind that you want to create and the program will generate the basic config.txt structure for that kind, using the mandatory tags. You may also ...g directory” which is located in your “.\editing” folder within your Trainz install. Assets in this folder are considered “open for editing”.
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• Modeling Trains for Trainz
  As Trainz has advanced over the years it's features have been constantly expanded and ...utline of the fundamental technical and style recommendations for modeling Trainz locomotives and rolling stock. The export process will be covered separatel
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• CCG/Config.txt Files
  ...file is a simple text file that is used to describe the item of content to Trainz. In previous Trainz Builds, the config.txt file was created in a text editor. TC now uses the [
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• CCG/Kind: Industry Portal
  ... relies on a script to function. An example config.txt file is shown for a basic portal asset. trainz-build 2.5
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• CCG/Kind: Industry Passenger Station Asset
  An example config.txt file is shown for the a basic two platform passenger station asset. Some similar multiple attachment poin trainz-build 2.5
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• CCG/Common Containers and Tags
  Across all kinds, a number of tags and containers are required as basic prerequisites (eg. kuid tags), while others apply to all kinds though they ● trainz-build
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• CCG/Other Regularly Used Containers
  ... will not be compatible with pre-TRS 2004 versions of Trainz i.e. Ultimate Trainz Collection (UTC). TRS will of course still read UTC assets. Just remember t :The mesh is generated (shown in Trainz) automatically when placed in a map or route. In some instances you don't w
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• CCG/Scenery
  <font color=red>'''Note: This page describes obsolete asset formats (trainz-build prior to 2.9) and should be removed. The up-to-date documentation of A basic scenery asset that supports night lighting, smoke (particle) effects, sound
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• HowTo/Build a cab interior
  Trainz uses an [[KIND_Interior|interior]] object to represent a locomotive cab, or =Basic structure=
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• Trainz Simulator Mac
  [[Trainz Simulator Mac]] is the first version of Trainz to be launched for Apple's Mac OS X. This product supports [[Trainz Multiplayer]].
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• CCG/Example: TurnTable (Animated)
  ... The table has catenary wire placed on the moving bridge. This is a basic model, with trainz-build 2.9
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• CCG/Modelling: 3DSMax Interface with Trainz
  ...stallating custom TRS assets. We assume that third party developers have a basic knowledge of 3dsmax or gmax and therefore only give references to model req * 3DSMax Interface with Trainz (this page)
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• CCG/Modelling: PolyCount
  :''Please note that the Trainz meshes have no support for the smoothing groups in 3DSMax. Use welded verti ...troduce a few of each type in the scene before you get to the main forest. Trainz will then have the trees loaded into memory gradually, instead of suffering
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• HowTo/Create an Interactive Session
  ...es adding consists to a route, assigning some AI orders, and setting a few basic startup settings for the session in the default rules. ...introduction to sessions aimed at getting people to think beyond that most basic level, and to take advantage of the power and flexibility of the session co
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• KIND Controlset
  ...set]] defines a set of user-input controls. The controls defined represent basic commands, e.g. "Activate headlights", and are thus independent from the act Each controlset asset supports the following tags. The trainz-build tag should be greater than or equal to 3.6.
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• HowTo/Build a drivable car
  * Trainz is first and foremost a Train Simulator. While we like to allow creative in ...en the car is sitting idle. We don't really care for this example, because Trainz only has one Interior active at any given time. If you were writing a more
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• HowTo/Example Station Config.txt
  username "Station Basic Example" trainz-build 3.5
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• HowTo/Build Passenger Enabled Assets
  ...ting to make their own vehicles and stations passenger compatible, all the basic information to get started as well as a link to download functional example username "Station Basic Example"
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• Route and Session Creation
  ...tent Creation]] techniques, route and session creation is performed in the Trainz [[Surveyor]] module. This page provides information ranging from planning o [[Category:Basic Trainz ]]
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• Textures
  ...ures. This page describes the basic requirements for textures used within Trainz. ...within Content Manager. The original source texture files are retained by Trainz and will be exported if the asset is opened for editing. Content developer
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• Session Rules Overview
  ...ehaviors), which are the driving force behind gameplay logic in structured Trainz Sessions. If you are unfamiliar with Sessions or Rules, see the [[HowTo/Cre ...gameplay logic using Session Rules. Put simply, Session Rules are scripted Trainz assets which are used to govern and control the gameplay behavior of a Sess
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• HowTo/Make your first Trainz Asset
  ...vel of Detail (lower resolution) versions of the model, and import it into Trainz. * A copy of Trainz Simulator 12 (or technically, a copy of Trainz).
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• HowTo/Create your first Route
  ...(without any hills, ground textures or scenery items) to create your first Trainz Route. From these humble beginnings you will begin the journey to expand yo Trainz uses a spline-based track laying system that makes it very easy to lay trac
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• TANE Developer Release Build
  ...ainz]] and should not be assumed to relate to any future retail version of Trainz. This page may include descriptions of in-development features which are no ...Release build on Mac OS X, simply unzip the archive and copy the contained Trainz.app to your desired installation location. The default location of the reta
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• Session Creation Guidelines
  This document outlines the basic guidelines for [[Session]] creation for Trainz. ...his session document] outlines the best practices for creation sessions in Trainz.
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• Test Track:Train Tab
  For users of Trainz Surveyor, the [[Help:Surveyor_Trains_Tools|Train Tab]] needs little introdu Basic Steps to follow:
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• Resources: Density, weight, and volume of materials
  ...t creators create particular commodities for use with Trainz, by providing basic information as to the density, weight, or volume of particular commodities,
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• HowTo/Configure An Interlocking Tower
  ...w to configure the properties for a tower in Surveyor, and how to define a basic tower path. ...n and click the tick button. This will confirm the new selection and cause Trainz to automatically regenerate the path from this junction onwards. Note that
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• HowTo/Build a Crossing
  == Basic road crossings == ... Light System is a versatile track/roadway interaction system developed by trainz user Boat'z, updated through TRS2019 and described in detail at the website
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